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Alcestis
Alcestis , in Greek mythology, daughter of Pelias . She was won in marriage by Admetus, who fulfilled her father's condition that her suitor come for her in a chariot pulled by a wild boar and a lion. So great was her devotion that when Admetus was granted life by the gods if someone would die in... Read more |
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wilderness
wilderness land retaining its primeval character with the imprint of humans minimal or unnoticeable. In the United States, the Wilderness Act of 1964 established the National Wilderness Preservation System with a nucleus of 9 million acres (3.6 million hectares) of land in 54 different areas,... Read more |
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Thornton Niven Wilder
Thornton Niven Wilder 1897-1975, American playwright and novelist, b. Madison, Wis., grad. Yale (B.A., 1920) and Princeton (M.A., 1925). He received most of his early education in China, where his father was in the U.S. consular service. Wilder taught in colleges and universities in the United... Read more |
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Activism
Activism "In wildness is the preservation of the world," wrote Henry David Thoreau, a nineteenth-century New England writer who became a founding figure of today's environmental movement. His life and work ushered in a uniquely American perspective on nature, a philosophy that made an... Read more |
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Wilderness! Ah
Ah, Wilderness! (1933), a comedy by Eugene O'Neill. [Guild Theatre, 289 perf.] In “a large small‐town in Connecticut,” almost the whole Miller family is preparing to celebrate July 4th, although to their teenage son, Richard ( Elisha Cook Jr.), they are all slaves of the... Read more |
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L Douglas Wilder
L. Douglas Wilder (Lawrence Douglas Wilder), 1931-, American political leader, b. Richmond, Va. The grandson of slaves, Wilder studied law at Howard Univ. A Democrat, he was elected a state senator in 1969, becoming the first African American to serve in the Virginia legislature since ... Read more |
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Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura Ingalls Wilder 1867-1957, American author of the classic Little House series of children's books, b. Pepin, Wisc. She and her pioneer family traveled (1869-79) throughout the Midwest by covered wagon, settling (1880) in the Dakota Territory. She became a rural schoolteacher at 15, married... Read more |
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The Skin of Our Teeth
Skin of Our Teeth, The (1942), a play by Thornton Wilder. [Plymouth Theatre, 359 perf.; Pulitzer Prize.] Mr. and Mrs. Antrobus ( Fredric March and Florence Eldridge) live in a modern home in Excelsior, New Jersey, with their malevolent son, Henry ( Montgomery Clift), their giddy daughter, Gladys... Read more |
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Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder 1906-2002, American film director, producer, and writer, b. Sucha, Galicia (now Poland) as Samuel Wilder. He wrote for films in Berlin, fled the Nazis, and arrived in Hollywood in 1934. After writing various screenplays, he directed his first film in 1942, and soon developed a... Read more |
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Wilderness Road
Wilderness Road principal avenue of westward migration for U.S. pioneers from c.1790 to 1840, blazed in 1775 by the American frontiersman Daniel Boone and an advance party of the Transylvania Company . Feeders from the east (Richmond, Va.) and the north (Harpers Ferry, W.Va.) converged at Fort... Read more |
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"An Impersonal Passion": Thornton Wilder
...can it seem as if Thornton Wilder has fallen between...conjunction with his life story is to recognize...may be that his life story is utterly...conspicuous public life was never touched...1983 biography, The Enthusiast, in ... |
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Dramatized Version of Wilder Book Opens
...Skin of our Teeth, " Thornton Wilder was also a prize...going to invent the life of a trader with Eskimos...Harrison writes in "The Enthusiast: A Life of Thornton Wilder," he wanted...arenastage.org The ... |
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The Enthusiast.
THE ENTHUSIAST by Gilbert A. Harrison. Ticknor & Fields, $19.95. Thornton Wilder is the enthusiast of the title, and his life story justifies the term. Novelist, playwright... |
 "The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)")
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PLAYWRIGHT THORNTON WILDER SALUTED
Thornton Niven Wilder, Pulitzer Prize...emphasizing small-town life in America. Wilder...necessarily a picture of life in a small village...envelopes and send to Thornton Wilder Stamp, Postmaster...edition for ... |
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Gilbert Harrison, 92; Longtime Editor of New Republic
...write two biographies: "A Timeless Affair: The Life of Anita McCormick Blaine" (1979), about his wife; and "The Enthusiast: A Life of Thornton Wilder" (1983), which received respectful reviews... |
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THE Utterly Civilized Wilder
...playwright and novelist Thornton Wilder was young, he looked...not surprising. Wilder, who was born in...town New England life, is understandably...plays also depict life in Rome (ancient...examination of Wilder The ... |
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Wild Sheep Foundation Helps Reintroduce Desert Bighorns in Northern Nevada...
...December 16, 2011 The Wild Sheep Foundation...said Gray N. Thornton, WSF President...revenue to help wild sheep, and other...sheep and hunting enthusiast. Funds generated...Awards breakfast and Life Member Breakfast...Sierra Resort" said ... |
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WET AND WILD // Whitewater Rafting Makes For Thrills, Chills, Spills
...body. Today's whitewater enthusiasts have a number of options for a wild ride of their own, and leading...flotation devices (PFDs) or life vests, crash helmets for the...49 per person. Wisconsin: Thornton's Whitewater Raft Co... |
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Superman to land in Pitlochry
...their time to soak up life at a sedate pace...rather than of Billy Wilder's famous film noir...works; he's an enthusiast. It's so refreshing...anything before in my life," notes the actor...opening production of Thornton ... |
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ROCKERS: RELAXING IN AN ART FORM "THREE SLOW ROCKS, A SLIGHT PAUSE, THEN TWO...
...overlooking the fullness of life," he opined. "I see...Gertrude Stein and Thornton Wilder, FBI director J. Edgar...defunct. But rocking enthusiasts still gather at places...at a medical school in Wilder, Vt., remembere |
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